How to Use demonstration in a Sentence

demonstration

noun
  • He brought along a copy of the software for demonstration.
  • One of the instructors gave a demonstration of how to prune a tree.
  • The latest tests are a clear demonstration that the vaccine works.
  • Would you mind giving us a demonstration so that we can see how the machine works?
  • I went to a sculpture demonstration last weekend.
  • Many people sent cards and flowers in demonstration of their sympathy.
  • Students took part in several nonviolent demonstrations against the government.
  • That may have been the last beach-chair demonstration.
    Anne Kadet, Curbed, 29 May 2026
  • And then there are the demonstrations.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • The movie opens on a dirty lot where a raucous demonstration is in progress.
    Nicolas Rapold, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Check the demonstration video here.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The woman in our demonstration was able to reach the trigger.
    CBS News, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Could mean all the glitzy demonstrations at Zhuhai are nothing more than just shows.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The gun used in this demonstration is not the same make and model as the Rudolph's gun.
    CBS News, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Here’s a non-exhaustive list of where demonstrations will be held.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Avoid the areas of the demonstrations.
    Dan Gooding jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Food and drinks are also available, along with dance and sport demonstrations.
    Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • As soon as the demonstration began, my concerns grew.
    Steve D. Klein, STAT, 14 May 2026
  • And trust is not earned through demonstrations but through performance.
    Mira Tzur, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • But the current wave of demonstrations is one of the biggest and most deadly.
    Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2024
  • When shooting at a demonstration right now, I could be taken away.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Adams says the team is a demonstration to not have low expectations.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Per a video demonstration, the prompt box will appear at the center of the homepage.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
  • But there was no live demonstration of the robot completing the tasks.
    Tom Krisher and Matt O'Brien, ajc, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The first demonstration projects won’t get up and running for another few years.
    Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Iran had struck at that proposition with a demonstration of raw, hard power.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
  • This year’s strike was the fifth year demonstrations were held over Cyber weekend.
    Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
  • This flight is the seventh full-scale demonstration launch for Starship.
    Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Experts have said locals are paid to appear at the demonstrations.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • But back then, displays and demonstrations were a matter of function.
    Ayana Archie, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025

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